The Central Purpose Question or Comprehension Purpose Question strategy (CPQ) challenges students to respond to an important and often complex question, to connect this question to their own background knowledge and beliefs, and then to read a relevant text or watch a short video with the CPQ in mind. This strategy presses students to read, listen, or watch with purpose and helps them to find, select and remember important details. Instructors may choose to deal with the CPQ in a variety of ways. One approach is to share the question on the whiteboard or a PPT slide and spend some time as a class talking about it before tackling the task (possibly as a think/pair/share activity). Other approaches might involve incorporating the CPQ into an anticipation guide, a quick write, a discussion web, a role play, a visualization exercise, or a case study. Regardless of how it is advanced, the CPQ is very important for the teacher as well as the student. It lends focus to the lesson and helps to provide relevancy. Some teachers have formalised the CPQ by developing an organizer and leading their students through the three stages in an active learning process (anticipation, consolidation, and extension). In this approach:
N.B. If the CPQ is one that can evoke a yes/no response that asks for reasons for and against (e.g., “Should 16-year-olds be given the opportunity to vote in municipal, provincial and federal elections?”), teachers should consider using a Discussion Web. Providing students with a central purpose question prior to assigning a short reading or video presentation serves several important functions:
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